Divine message: Catholic cleric blasts Kenya president’s reckless borrowing, misuse of loans

Divine message: Catholic cleric blasts Kenya president’s reckless borrowing, misuse of loans

The cleric further termed human organ trafficking as unacceptable saying a person can donate their organ upon demise through a will to be used by patients who want it.

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Row over Governor Orengo’s rejection of Kenya’s so-called broad-based government lifts veil off age-old revulsion of Odinga family in Nyanza

Row over Governor Orengo’s rejection of Kenya’s so-called broad-based government lifts veil off age-old revulsion of Odinga family in Nyanza

James Orengo is alleged to have ferried mourners to the funeral to show his might against the duo and his actions have elicited strong reactions with some terming it as an embarrassment to his party leader Raila Odinga in the presence of President William Ruto.

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Rattled high coffee output by neighbours, Kenya plans to revamp its wobbly industry to produce 500,000 tonnes annually

Rattled high coffee output by neighbours, Kenya plans to revamp its wobbly industry to produce 500,000 tonnes annually

Murang’a governor Irungu Kang’ata said his administration will set aside some funds in the next financial year to support farmers. The funds, he said, will facilitate farmers to increase production, saying from next month, a team from the county government will tour the USA and China to search for a market for Murang’a coffee.

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Long before US brutally sliced international funding there were pointers donors are fatigued

Long before US brutally sliced international funding there were pointers donors are fatigued

Ignoring US funding to focus on the wider base of donors, the numbers show how humanitarian funding reached a peak in 2022, when donor governments gave 52 per cent above their 2015 levels. When including US funding, however, humanitarian aid continued to rise in 2023 before starting its decline.

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Girls at War: Rattled Kenya regime fires bullets and teargas at unarmed schoolgirls to stop Echoes of War play as world filmmakers zoom in

Girls at War: Rattled Kenya regime fires bullets and teargas at unarmed schoolgirls to stop Echoes of War play as world filmmakers zoom in

The inconsistencies in government position on creative have at times been hilarious, even ridiculous, the kind of flip-flopping that has now attracted the likes of Hollywood to inquire about playwright’s willingness to turn the play into a film on Kenya’s outrageously corrupt Ruto administration.

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Unbeknown to world, Ethiopia is war again and the rebellion in one of its most powerful regions is devastating

Unbeknown to world, Ethiopia is war again and the rebellion in one of its most powerful regions is devastating

Amhara’s large population has long created pressure to expand, and the ethnic group has claimed the western part of Tigray. The Fano and Amhara regional forces seized it during the Tigray conflict, but they were left out of peace negotiations. They were angered to learn that western Tigray’s fate might be left up to a referendum, which has not been held.

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Chief of staff in Prime Cabinet Secretary’s office wants workmanship on Kitale-Morpus Road in Trans Nzoia replicated all over Kenya

Chief of staff in Prime Cabinet Secretary’s office wants workmanship on Kitale-Morpus Road in Trans Nzoia replicated all over Kenya

Upgrading of the Kitale-Morpus Road being overseen by Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) is a component of the East African Community (EAC) Kenya-South Sudan Link Road ((A1) initiative approximated to cost the government Ksh15 billion.

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Labour court: Kenya’s biosafety authority boss remains interdicted, disciplinary proceedings against him will go on

Labour court: Kenya’s biosafety authority boss remains interdicted, disciplinary proceedings against him will go on

The disciplinary process against Mugiira began on June 6, 2024, when the board requested an explanation for several instances of financial impropriety at the Authority. He is alleged to have tempered with the investigation into claims of misappropriation of the funds by the board.

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Regional governments sag under heavy debt as National Treasury delays release of$486 million

Regional governments sag under heavy debt as National Treasury delays release of$486 million

The Council of Governors is calling on the National Treasury to expedite release Sh63 billion ($486 million) arrears owed to counties for the months of February and March. Chairman of Finance, Planning and Economic Affairs of the Council of Governors Fernandes Barasa has revealed that all the 47 counties are...

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After more than 10 years trying to elect new officials, Kenya’s largest political party ODM enters stormy patch

After more than 10 years trying to elect new officials, Kenya’s largest political party ODM enters stormy patch

Be it at the Coast, Nairobi or western Kenya where for two decades ODM has enjoyed fanatical following, candidates vying for various positions have alleged irregularities, citing exclusion of some members from the exercise that has been postponed on several occasions since the last election in 2012.

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